lvirden@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> According to Melissa Schrumpf <reverse-comDOTyahooATm_schrumpf@bogus.address>:
> :Yes, that's what we need: a programming language where it's impossible to
> :make mistakes.
>
> I really am confused why we would be arguing that a language should encourage
> program crashes, data loss, security holes, and all the other mistakes
> that developers make...
>

"Encourage" is not the negation of "makes it impossible". "Makes it
possible" is much closer.